The Psychometric Properties of Moral Intelligence Scale for Secondary Stage Adolescents in the Arab Environment

Abstract

This research aimed to develop the moral intelligence scale for Secondary stage Adolescents in some Arab countries, to verify the psychometric properties of the scale (internal consistency, validity, and reliability), and to identify the differences between participants in moral intelligence according to gender and specialization variables. The researcher examined two samples from five countries (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordon, and Iraq). The first sample comprised (530) male and female students to verify the psychometric properties of the moral intelligence scale, and the second sample comprised (480) male and female students to identify the differences between students in the moral intelligence scale according to gender and academic specialization variables. For data analyses, the researcher utilized exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results demonstrated the validity of the presented scale for measuring moral intelligence among the research sample in the Arab environment. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed eight components of moral intelligence (fear of the Almighty Allah, Patience and self-control, mercy and sympathy, forgiveness and tolerance, respect, fairness, responsibility, and courage). The moral intelligence scale is also characterized by high internal consistency, validity, and reliability. Besides, results found out that there were no statistically significant differences between the means of the students' scores in the moral intelligence scale due to gender and specialization